The Other Side of the Doctor-Patient Relationship

The Other Side of the Doctor-Patient Relationship is a candid back porch conversation with Dr. Ralph Hudson about his interesting life as a surgeon and his observations of health care during the last half century. Known for his caring bedside manner, he advises "Never go into a room thinking you're some sort of godlike authority. You actually can be a friend." The book also reveals Dr. Hudson as a patient when he was "hipless and hopless after six hip surgeries - but never hopeless." "Communication is vital to the doctor-patient relationship. When we seek medical attention, it is important that we are understood. You'll never understand another person's hurts unless you have experienced those same hurts." His experiences as a doctor and as a patient make Dr. Hudson uniquely qualified to speak about The Other Side, whichever side of the doctor-patient relationship that might be. In this book he does so in a conversational style that transports you, the reader, to his back porch, learning from his experiences.